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October, 2012:

Freedom Tower – At the apex of the TRIangle BElow CAnal

Oct 12th, 2012
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Fading ads of Tribeca, New York – Vida London Blog

Oct 11th, 2012
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Last Sunday, as part of Open House New York Weekend, we joined a walking tour of the faded ads of Tribeca.

On the faded ads of Tribeca tour, part of Open House New York Weekend.

A good 70 people turned up in the drizzle to follow the tour by local photographer and blogger Frank Jump, who since 1997 has specialised in capturing the fading advertisements, or ghost signs, of New York.

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Great coverage of my walking tour of Tribeca!

Groceries, Liquors & Segars – West Broadway – TriBeCa, NYC

Oct 10th, 2012
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© Vincenzo Aiosa

© Vincenzo Aiosa

Thanks to Vincenzo’s eagle eye, this was the find of the weekend! I love the element of discovery even when you thought you have examined every square foot of NYC.

Fading Ads of TriBeCa Tour – OHNY – A Big Wet Success

Oct 9th, 2012
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From Fading Ads of Tribeca Walking Tour OHNY © Vincenzo Aiosa

Beautiful & dubious – From Fading Ads of NYC © Frank H. Jump

From Fading Ads of Tribeca Walking Tour OHNY © Vincenzo Aiosa

Hey- There want a table for 150! © Vincenzo Aiosa

Groceries, Liquor, Segars © Vincenzo Aiosa

From Fading Ads of Tribeca Walking Tour OHNY © Vincenzo Aiosa

From Fading Ads of Tribeca Walking Tour OHNY © Vincenzo Aiosa

From Fading Ads of Tribeca Walking Tour OHNY © Vincenzo Aiosa

© Frank H. Jump

From Fading Ads of Tribeca Walking Tour OHNY © Vincenzo Aiosa

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From Fading Ads of Tribeca Walking Tour OHNY © Vincenzo Aiosa

Staple Street © Frank H. Jump

Staple Street © Frank H. Jump

New York Hospital – Staple Street – From Fading Ads of Tribeca Walking Tour OHNY © Frank H. Jump

Dear Columbus – A Letter from a First Grade Elementary School Class

Oct 8th, 2012
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Dear Columbus-

We are sorry that you are dead and we are writing you a little note. Please, Columbus be nice because other people don’t want to be slaves. Please do not hurt other people because they can’t find gold for you.  Also, share the gold and the spices you have stolen with poor people. Cutting off people’s hands who can’t find you gold isn’t a nice thing to do. We are peacebuilders.

We wish you would have been nice. The stories about you don’t tell the truth. Please say you are sorry.

Sincerely,

First Grade Class

Children need to be taught the truth about Columbus’ blood-and-gold-thirsty voyages and their impact on the indigenous people of the Western Hemisphere and the people on the African continent.

Clint Eastwood in “Trouble With The Chair” – Billboard Near Manhattan Bridge

Oct 8th, 2012
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Whatever Life Throws At You… © Frank H. Jump

Featured Guest – Pat M in NYC – Bridge of Sighs – Staple Street – TriBeCa, NYC

Oct 8th, 2012
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The old NY Hospital connecting/pedestrian bridge across Staple Street in TriBeCa NYC reminds me of a similar covered bridge in Venice. –PatM_in_NYC

Today I had the pleasure to meet PatM in NYC on my Fading Ads of TriBeCa Walking Tour and he shared with me this breathtaking image of the bridge on Staple Street. Thanks for coming today and thanks for sharing!

Fading Ads of Chelsea/Flatiron Walking Tour For OHNY A Major Success!

Oct 7th, 2012
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© Vincenzo Aiosa

© Vincenzo Aiosa

Over 125 people arrived for the walking tour today and I want to thank every one of you for coming. What an incredible day! I thoroughly enjoyed showing you around Chelsea/Flatiron and weather permitting, I hope to see you tomorrow for the Tribeca tour.

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Oct 7th, 2012
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Ghost Sign Stories: Photographer Frank Jump Is Haunted By New York’s ‘Fading Ads’ By Kim Velsey – New York Observer

Oct 6th, 2012
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The Omega Oil sign, on Frederick Douglas and 145th, that started it all. (Courtesy Frank Jump)

For more than 20 years photographer Frank Jump has been documenting New York’s fading ads. Slowly vanishing signs of yesteryear, the building ads are ephemera that has stubbornly persisted in our constantly changing urban landscape, in defiance of development, decay and all the other challenges conspiring against them. The most common term for such remnants is ghost signs, but Mr. Jump prefers fading ads. “I never felt comfortable with the word ghost,” he says. “I don’t really believe in ghosts.”

While some may see such remnants of the past as manifestations of loss, Mr. Jump sees them metaphors for survival. “Like myself, many of these ads have long outlived their expected lifespan,” he explained in a recent interview. In 1986, at the age of 26, Mr. Jump was diagnosed with HIV and told that he had a few good years left. Despite the discouraging prognosis, a decade later he was finishing his long-postponed college degree when he saw a massive, faded sign for Omega Oil at 145th Street and Frederick Douglas Boulevard. – CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

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